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An unknown armed group kidnapped Dr. Lamine Abu Fares a staff member of the Senousi University in Bayda city on Sunday.According to security sources, Abu Fares was taken to infamous Qirnada prison. The motives behind his abduction is still unknown.However, relatives of Abu Fares say that it is likely to be of his unconformity with the Salafist group of Al-Madakhila who control the religious institutions in the eastern region.

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The National Oil Corporation has announced the opening of registration to new trainees at the Oil Institute for Rehabilitation and Training, and the Qualitative Center for Training in Oil Industries in Zawiya city starting on Monday.The NOC added on its Facebook page that 15 committees distributed across all Libyan regions will receive applications of the trainees who will undergo the due process of written and oral tests and personal interviews in order to determine the number of students required for the new school year.

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The Municipality of Janzur announced on Sunday that the operating and maintenance office of water facilities in Jufra of the General Company for Water and Sanitation has maintained and rehabilited the water wells inside Janzur. On its Face book the municipality reported that the office repaired 15 pumps and replaced 4 others since the beginning of the year up to August.

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The Fuel Control Committee in the Municipality of Zliten banned on Sunday the fuel distribution stations and gas depots to discharge any quantity exceeding 200 liters or more than 6 cooking gas cylinders to hospitals, bakeries and companies within the municipality.The Committee indicated that the measure aims to reduce theft and smuggling of fuel.

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A member of the medical mission in charge of escorting Libyan pilgrims to Mecca, Mohsen al-Mughairbi, confirmed that all necessary arrangements for the work of the mission inside the Saudi Arabia are complete.Mughrabi said in a statement on the Hajj Committee page on Facebook that the medical mission, which includes 25 doctors and nurses, had opened its medical center in the Libyan pilgrims residence in Mecca, Angum Mecca Hotel, with 24 hours of service.

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The Undersecretary of Defense, Uhida Najem, met with British Ambassador to Libya Peter Millett at the ministry's headquarters, in the presence of Defense Ministry officials.Najem said that he had held meetings with several international bodies, but found no intention of supporting the military establishment. He added that the ministry has a clear vision on structuring the military institution and securing borders in addition to integrate armed groups in various state institutions.On his side, Ambassador Millett said that he would strive to urge his authorities to open up avenues for joint cooperation between the defenses ministries of the two countries.

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Libyan Airlines has announced that it had cancelled a scheduled journey to transfer the pilgrims to Mecca on Sunday. The company attributed the cancellation to the non-receipt of pilgrim's passports, which was delayed from the Saudi embassy in Tunisia, according to the report of the Supreme Committee for Hajj.The Saudi embassy in Libya has been carrying out its work from Tunisia since 2014 due to security conditions.

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The first edition of the National Week for Libyan Children was held at the Tripoli International Fair on Saturday.The first day was marked by the theater performances of children, as well as an open atelier for art lovers. The festival will include awareness raising activities in addition to other art and entertaining events and will last until 25 August.

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Chief of the Presidential Guard of the UN-proposed government, Najmi al-Nakou, has declared that an Algerian-Libyan agreement had been reached to train Presidential Guard personnel."We have agreed to open up with Algeria for training members of the Presidential Guard and an agreement on this issue will soon be signed. A number of Algerian security gendarmes will visit Libya in order to train members of the Presidential Guard. Nakou said in a press statement.

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The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) distributed 500 health bags to needy and low-income families in the city of Sirte.A source from Sirte Municipality said that the aid was part of a project organized and supervised by UNICEF, funded by the Office of the European Commission for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Echo.It was distributed under the supervision of Misrata Supply Charity and the Libyan Red Crescent in coordination with the city council of Sirte.

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News Roundup - Mon, Aug 21, 2017 - The Libya Observer

Photographers celebrating the World Photography Day in Shahhat, the city of history and civilization, known as Cyrene, sent a message to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that the monuments are not at risk.

Photographer, Nasr Al-Annabi, explained that the celebration took place at the western entrance of the ancient city of Cyrene under the supervision and organization of "Salfium Society for Photography" under the slogan Cyrene, a cultural heritage that we should maintain.

Al-Annabi added that the Benghazi Classic Motorcycle Club and several photographers from the Green Mountain attended the revival of the day, in addition to other satellite channels that were present to cover the event.

He said that the photographers agreed to revive the International Day in the five Libyan cities of Shahhat, Sabratha, Khumis, Tripoli, and Ghadames, in order to emphasize that the sites are not at risk and to highlight the relevance of heritage as well as promoting tourism for all persons in and out of Libya.

The young photographer, Hammad Al-Hassi, expressed his pleasure of the event. "We have spent a wonderful time meeting with newcomers from the same field, in addition to benefitting by exchanging information in between," he said.

He pointed out that the celebration of the International Day of Photography contributes to change the world's opinion on Libya and to show the activities of its youth, especially their cautiousness on the heritage of the country away from the usual atmosphere of war.

August 19 each year marks the World Photography Day, where celebrators take pictures from different parts of the world reflecting the nature and culture of different countries.

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Libyan photographers celebrate World Photography Day - The Libya Observer

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Four children from Sudan whose parents are believed to have been killed fighting for Islamic State in the Libyan city of Sirte last year were handed over to the Sudanese consul on Sunday for return to their country.

Sirte was a stronghold for Islamic State from 2015-2016, when Libyan forces backed by U.S. air strikes ousted the ultra-hardline group. Hundreds of foreign militants joined Islamic State in Sirte.

Dozens of women and children detained towards the end of the fighting have been held in Misrata, the city from which the military campaign in Sirte was led.

They include nationals of Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Senegal, Chad, and Niger. Twenty-one Libyan children have been handed back to their families.

In June, eight children were handed over to the Sudanese authorities and returned to Sudan. Eleven other Sudanese women and children are still in Misrata.

The Red Crescent's head of psychological support in Misrata, Salah Abuzreba, appealed to all countries "that haven't responded until this moment to receive those children as a human act, so they can be returned to their relatives".

Reporting by Ayman al-Sahli in Misrata, Writing by Ahmed Elumami; Editing by Aidan Lewis and Sandra Maler

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Sudanese children of Islamic State militants released in Libya - Reuters

Libyan Zurich-based entrepreneur, Basit Igtit, has called on the Libyan people to march in the Martyr Square on September 25 (Photo: Internet)

The Libyan Zurich-based entrepreneur, Basit Igtet, has called on the Libyan people to march in the Martyr Square on September 25 to support what he called the new liberation of peoples suffering from the current oppression and starvation policies of the governments in Libya.

Igtet, a Benghazi local who is living in Switzerland, where he built a business name in many sectors, said in his third statement to the Libyan people, especially the Tripoli residents, that he has a plan to get the Libyans out of their misery caused by whom he described as the politicians who destroyed Libya.

Go out on September 25, I will be there, foreign and international media will be there to document you, the whole world will watch, the most western powerful countries will be there to secure you and above all the US government will be there to ensure you are not hurt. Igtet told Libyans in the capital via his Facebook video statement on Sunday.

He also lashed out at the current UN-backed government of Fayez Al-Sirraj and that of the eastern region, saying that he wont come to Libya on board an Italian frigate or a UAE plane, but he will be there because he knows Libyans suffering and wants to build a free and prosperous country.

Igtit is known for a successful career in business around the world.

Social media was awash with supportive and rejecting comments on his statement, with some saying he is the right one for being a president or prime minister for Libya and others saying that he is going to come aboard a US plane or frigate, so what difference it makes, according to social media comments.

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Libyan entrepreneur Basit Igtet says has plan to make Libya great again - Libyan Express

Libyan coastguard threatens Spanish NGO ships as tensions rise in Mediterranean (Photo: Internet)

German Foreign Ministry has urged the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) to allow the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to work off its territorial waters in order to be able to rescue illegal migrants in the Mediterranean.

Germanys Foreign Ministry said in a statement cited by Deutsche Welle that here are no reasons to limit and ban the work as well as the search and rescue operations of the NGOs in the international waters off Libyan coast.

We cannot understand the logic behind Libyas aim to create a search and rescue zone. The Foreign Ministry indicated, adding that the protection level of illegal immigrants should not be decreased.

Libya announced the creation of a search and rescue zone banning NGOs from operating in it on accusations that they are cooperating with human traffickers.

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German Foreign Ministry urges Libya to soften grip on NGOs work - Libyan Express